★ ★ Strong, George Crockett

George Crockett Strong​

Born: October 16, 1832

Birthplace: Stockbridge, Vermont

Father: David Ellsworth Strong 1801 – 1840

Mother: Harriet Fay 1803 – 1843

Wife: Margaret Ellis Budd 1838 – 1881

Children:

Wilson Budd Strong 1860 – 1914​

Education:

Attended Williston Seminary​

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1857: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (5th​ in class)​

Occupation before War:

1857 – 1859: Brevet 2nd​ Lt. United States Army, Ordnance Dept.​

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1857 – 1858: Assistant at Frankford Arsenal, Pennsylvania​

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1858: Assistant at Fort Monroe Arsenal, Virginia​

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1858 – 1859: Commander of Mount Vernon Arsenal, Alabama​

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1859 – 1861: 2nd​ Lt. United States Army, Ordnance Dept.​

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1859 – 1861: Assistant at Watervliet Arsenal, New York​

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1861 – 1863: 1st​ Lt. United States Army, Ordnance Dept.​

Civil War Career:

1861: Temporary Commander of Watervliet Arsenal, New York​

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1861: Ordnance Officer on the Staff of Major General McDowell​

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1861: Served as Ordnance Officer at First Battle of Bull Run, Virginia​

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1861: Assistant Ordnance Officer on staff of Major Gen. McClellan​

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1861 – 1862: Served on the Staff of Major General Butler​

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1861 – 1862: Major and Assistant Adjutant General in Union Army​

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Served in the Expedition to New Orleans, Louisiana​

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1862: Chief of Ordnance to Major General Butler for Dept. of the Gulf​

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1862: Served in Expedition from Ship Island to Biloxi, Mississippi​

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1862: Served in the Capture of New Orleans, Louisiana​

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1862: Served in Expedition to Ponchatoula​

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1862 – 1863: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers​

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1862 – 1863: Served on the Staff of Major General Butler​

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1863: Captain United States Army, Ordnance Department​

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1863: Brigade Commander in Charleston, South Carolina​

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1863: Mortally Wounded during the Assault on Fort Wagner, South Carolina​

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1863: Major General of Union Army, Volunteers​

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Left without permission on a steamer for the North​

Died: July 30, 1863

Place of Death: New York City, New York

Cause of Death: Wounds and lockjaw

Age at time of Death: 30 years old

Burial Place: Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York

 

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His appoinrment to Major General was posthumously on July 31, 1863.

 

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When Strong was mortally wounded at Battery Wagner on July 18th, the other brigade commander was killed in the assault and 5 of the 6 regimental leaders in Strong's brigade fell.

 

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Happy (October 16th) weekend Birthday Major General George C. Strong! Salutes remembering General Strong on his birthday weekend.

 

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The book: "Cadet Life at West Point by an Officer of the United States Army" was published anonymously in 1862 but is thought to have been written by Strong.